I have one of those on a mod-v. It's a 2006 model I bought new and have needed to do nothing but maintenance on it so far. Still cranks right off and runs strong and QUIET. I'll say that again, QUIET. You don't have to yell at the passenger to be heard and vice versa. Maybe I should mention it's a gas sipper twice too because a 6 gallon tank lasts a long time. I like to drift in the tailrace current at some of the dams around here, so it runs the whole time I'm fishing, part of that time idling and part of it WOT. I fill it back up when it drops below a half tank just because I like knowing I have plenty of fuel. 4 stroke means no mixing either. I'll not call myself a fatarse, but I do weigh better than 250. Me and my fatarse fishing buddy can fish 3 long afternoons (5-7 hours) before it gets below half a tank.